After dressing as a widow

The current bustle of Dongyang County is all supported by ships coming here and salt smugglers from all directions. The houses are low and messy, and the faces of pedestrians who come and go have an expression of living in today without tomorrow.

Lin Zhen was not very attracted to these hustle and bustle. After confirming that there were no boats for his hire in Hekou, he casually looked at the things sold on the street and went back to the inn.

Seeing that the goods were about to be transported to the capital, Lin Zhen began to think about how to sell out the jade powder and Hualu lipstick without entering the capital since he left the state capital.

After much deliberation, he came up with a good idea. He can sell jade powder, toilet water, and lipstick on the boat, and spread the news of selling mid-range and low-end products to rich ladies and wives and ordinary girls to the city of Kyoto. .

With the reputation of Yurongfen, Hualu, and lipstick, there will definitely be many people coming.

Without the hands of the monopolized rouge and gouache shop in the city, all the customers come to the door by themselves. No matter how overbearing those people are, they can't force the girls and buddies not to use the jade powder flower dew.

Slowly, wait for those merchants to go to Lizhou to get the goods by themselves, and then sit back and get the money.

"Beep——" The burning candle exploded, and the flame flickered.

Lin Zhen looked around and wondered when the window would be blown open, got up to close the window, blew out the candles and went to bed.

The next day, Lin Zhen stayed in the inn, and sent a man driving a carriage to the mouth of the river to guard, and once the boats transporting grain came, he would tell him immediately.

Seeing that this year's farming days are coming to an end, the temperature has gradually risen a little. When the sun is high in the sky near noon, it makes people sweat a little on the back.

Lin Zhen and Gao Zhengchu were sitting on the edge of the table on the first floor of the inn, drinking tea and chatting occasionally. Suddenly, the person who was sent to the mouth of the river ran in panting: "Boss, the grain transport boat is here!"

The cup in Lin Zhen's hand was put down immediately, "Come on, let's go and have a look."

It was obvious that they were not the only ones waiting for the boat. People on the street were all walking towards the mouth of the river, especially those men who helped unload and carry things, their steps almost started to run.

When Lin Zhen brought Zhou Zhengchu, Shao Ying, Ge Yang and others to the mouth of the river, he saw four boats that were not too big in his eyes, about two to three feet long, and seven or eight meters wide, docked at the mouth of the river. The strong man is throwing down the thick ropes, and let people tie them to the thick wooden stakes one by one, and then take down the long thick planks.

The unloading men swarmed over, and the people on the boat shouted loudly: "Don't worry, these goods can't be unloaded until someone comes to count them! Your work is indispensable!"

Lin Zhenzhen watched, Gao Tong, who stayed in the county government for one night, and the government servants also came, accompanied by Wang County Magistrate and the county government servants.

Gao Tong led the people forward, passed through the crowded men rushing to do the work, and handed his waist badge to the people on board: "I am Gao Tong, the official of the state capital of Lizhou, this time I follow the orders of our Zhizhou adults Come to transport grain seeds, where are your people in charge?"

Hearing Qualcomm's self-identification, the very dignified man in front of the unloading man restrained his tone: "Caomin has seen the adults, our boss is there, I will take the adults up."

Gao Tong looked in the direction he pointed, and walked to the boat under his leadership.

Lin Zhen, who was under the boat, only saw him talking to the people standing on the deck, and then took a booklet and looked at it. After a while, the people on the boat beckoned the unloading man to carry a bag from the boat. Packages of grains packed in sacks.

The yamen servants brought by Qualcomm directed them to put bags of grain seeds on the carriage, and randomly opened the sacks to check the grain seeds inside.

I saw that there were untreated rice, sorghum, and buckwheat inside. The grains were full, and there was no mold or stale smell. The knowledgeable person brought by Qualcomm said: "They are all new grains from last year, and they are very good."

The people nearby saw so much grain being brought down, and there were people in official robes guarding it, and they couldn't help wondering: "What are these officials doing to buy so much grain?"

"Who knows, let's eat."

"I'll eat so much until the Year of the Monkey!"

The four boats were full of grain, and almost all the workers in Dongyang County who helped unload things were here, like ants, one by one, walking between the boat and the shore.

The yamen guard guarding the grain seeds couldn't help but said: "These are the grain seeds raised by Mr. Gu, and we will plant them this year."

"Master Gu? Which Master Gu?" An old man asked curiously.

The yamen servant raised his chin, and said with some admiration: "The new magistrate, Mr. Gu, just came to the state capital and informed the surrounding villages dozens of miles away. Not only will they be given a plowshare that can be plowed by two people, but also Grain seeds, by the way," the yamen servant said to them, telling them to look at Lin Zhen, "that's Mr. Gu's uncle, who taught the people in the village how to farm the land himself."

"Master Gu's uncle teaches farming? It can't be." In fact, the people below didn't know whether it was Master Xu or Master Gu sitting above. For them, filling their stomachs was the most important thing.

And that Mr. Gu's uncle looks like that, he is still a brother, how to teach him how to farm.

The yamen servant who was present all the time when Lin Zhen taught the farmer how to compost and mix manure and water said, "Why not?!"

Then I described the scene at that time one by one. Before I knew it, more and more people surrounded the yamen servants. Even the men who were carrying sacks and unloading things here couldn't help but slow down.

Compost, manure, plow, grain seeds, as long as the land can support themselves, they will not come here to carry bags, not to mention the exhaustion, and stay away from their families. It would be great if they can support themselves by farming at home up!

A man carrying a bag didn't bother to wipe the sweat from his eyes, and asked the yamen servant: "Master Guan, what about us, can we grow too?!"

"We also want to plant. There are nine people in my family, and we can open up wasteland!"

"My family is the same. There are many brothers and sisters. As long as we can grow more, we will not be afraid of being tired!"

The yamen servant didn't expect that so many people would react with just a few words. He was just working in the state government yamen, and he only knew the general idea, not the specifics.

Lin Zhen, who was not far from him, heard his voice, looked at the leader who got off the boat with Gao Tong, and led Zhou Zhengchu Shaoying over.

Gao Tong saw him and said to the man beside him: "Boss Yan, that is Boss Lin who I mentioned to you just now who intends to rent your ship. If you are interested, you can talk to Boss Lin in detail."

This time, the leader who promised to raise grain seeds with Lizhou bonds raised his eyebrows when he saw his handsome face, even though he was only wearing a gray robe and without any gold or silver ornaments on his head, he still made people's hearts flutter.

Lin Zhen walked up to the two of them, nodded at Gao Tong, and looked at the man next to him, before he could speak, the man said: "Boss Lin, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Gao just praised me for a long time, Seeing him now, he looks really good."

"My surname is Yan. If Boss Lin doesn't dislike him, he can just call him Brother Yan."

Lin Zhen looked at him and said with a smile without coyness: "Master Gao and my family are old acquaintances, so it is inevitable to exaggerate a bit. I dare to ask Brother Yan, besides transporting grain seeds, does he have other businesses."

"Why, Geer Lin has a business with me?"

Lin Zhendao: "Yes, I have a batch of goods here, which will be sent to the capital, and there will be a delay of three or five days in the capital. I don't know if Brother Yan is interested."

"As long as it's business, Yan is interested, why don't we find a place to drink and chat?"

"Yes." At the earliest, he would have to wait for the grain seeds to be unloaded before he could load his own cargo. At this time, Lin really had the confidence to finalize this matter.

Gao Tong was eager to transport the grain back to the state capital, and said to Lin Zhen, "Boss Lin, I'm waiting for the grain to be packed and I'm going back to the state capital. I wish Boss Lin all the best and a prosperous business."

"Thank you, Mr. Gao." In fact, Lin Zhen really likes the officials in the state capital, his friends, him, and Jiang Jing who doesn't care much. These days, as long as what Gu Lin said can convince them, they will do their best to do it.

In particular, Guanpeng and Qualcomm are really doing practical things. No wonder the big incident in Lizhou last year managed to stabilize the situation a little bit, and it didn't collapse completely.

The former Xu Zhizhou and the two of them contributed a lot.

Lin Zhen clasped his fists at Gao Tong: "Thank you, Mr. Gao, and I would like to ask Mr. Gao to send a word to Mr. Gu, saying that everything is fine here."

"it is good."

When Lin Zhen and Gao Tong said goodbye to each other, Boss Yan was watching, and when Lin Zhen took him to Dongyang County, he said: "If I didn't see it with my own eyes, Yan would not believe that there is a brother like Boss Lin in the world." Son."

Lin Zhen smiled, glanced at him and said: "Brother Yan was joking, I am just one of thousands of ordinary people, but I have experienced more things, met more people, and practice makes perfect. In my position, there may be many people who are stronger than me."

There was a smile in Yan Canghai's voice: "Humility."

He looked at Lin Zhen, and felt that the business trip he promised was not a loss, and he met such a person.

Yan Canghai said: "Brother Lin, tell me carefully about the business you mentioned."

"Okay," Lin Zhen felt that Boss Yan was doing things very quickly, which suited his appetite, and he was worthy of calling him a few times, and said as he walked, "I have a lot of goods, and an empty ship can just be loaded. ..."

He told Yan Canghai directly that this batch of goods was in a hurry to go to the capital, if possible, it would be better to leave today.

After arriving in Kyoto, the ship will have to berth on the canal for three to five days. When the goods are sold out, the business will be over.

Yan Canghai, who had other thoughts, agreed without hesitation after hearing the price given by Lin Zhen. To be honest, he was very satisfied with this price, and there were his extra ideas in it.

Finally, Yan Canghai asked Lin Zhen: "Up to now, I still don't know what kind of goods Boss Lin wants Yan to deliver? If it is salt and sugar, etc., if the government interrogates, Yan will lose both money and people."

Lin Zhen said: "Brother Yan, don't worry, it's just some rouge powder."

"Rouge powder?"

Yan Canghai has been running outside all year round, and he brings in all kinds of goods. He doesn't think that rouge and gouache are very profitable.